Word is spreading on the new bee crisis affecting agricultural interests in Europe and the United States. We rely on bees to pollinate on the order of 14 billion dollars worth of crops in the US (NYT article below), not just make honey and wax, and we have no replacement if something should happen to our semi-domesticated bee population. They play an irreplaceable, yet under-monitored and under-protected role in our food chain, not to mention their pollination services across the natural world, from flower to tree blossom. Read more about it below.
New York Times Article on the Bee Crisis by MAY R. BERENBAUM
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